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Swansea Bay hospital staff to strike for two days in row over pay

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Hundreds of healthcare support workers at hospitals in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot are to strike for two days over pay.

WORKFORCE

Former NHS England director and NHS chief executive joins AI vendor

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Richard Samuel, former NHS England director and NHS chief executive, has joined conversational AI vendor to the healthcare sector EBO as director of healthcare strategy.

ANDREW GWYNNE

Midlands debates future of the NHS as part of national conversation

By Lee Peart 25 November 2024

A public debate has been held in the Midlands as part of the Government’s national conversation on the future of the NHS.

WORKFORCE

MHRA appoints new chair

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Professor Anthony Harnden, of Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and University of Oxford, has been appointed chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

GMB

Two in three NHS workers considered quitting in past six months, survey reveals

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Two thirds (66%) of NHS workers have considered leaving the NHS in the past six months, new research reveals.

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health Bill has second reading in House of Lords

By Lee Peart 25 November 2024

Legislation to reform care for mental health patients comes one step closer to becoming law as the Mental Health Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords today.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS software roll-out helps trusts improve care

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

IT software designed to tackle waiting lists and reduce discharge delays has been rolled out across more than two thirds of the NHS.

NHS CONFEDERATION

Streeting to propose new measures to regulate NHS managers

By Lee Peart 25 November 2024

New measures to crackdown on NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct will be proposed by the Government.

STAFF SHORTAGES

High nurse and doctor turnover linked to increased patient deaths in NHS hospitals

By Liz Wells 22 November 2024

High monthly turnover rates of nurses and senior doctors are associated with higher deaths for emergency patients admitted to NHS hospitals in England, new research reveals.

OMBUDSMAN

Trust 'missed opportunities' to treat woman's pressure sore

By Lee Peart 22 November 2024

An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found a trust’s failure to treat a woman’s pressure sore resulted in her being moved to a permanent nursing home.